# The Northern Ireland Elections (Combined Polls 2027) Regulations 2026, Regulation 10: Ballot boxes


(1) The Chief Electoral Officer may use the same ballot boxes for the relevant elections.
(2) If they use separate ballot boxes for each relevant election, each ballot box must be clearly marked to show—
(a) the election for which it is being used, and
(b) the colour of the ballot papers that should be placed into it.
(3) If they use separate ballot boxes for each relevant election, the placing of a ballot paper relating to one relevant election into the ballot box used for the other relevant election does not render it invalid.
(4) In this regulation, references to ballot boxes include references to postal voters’ ballot boxes and postal ballot boxes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288179/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-elections-combined-polls-2027-regulations-2026/regulation-10
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